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View Article 7:01 a.m. August 3, 2026 WTTW Cook County Judges Often Detain Pretrial Defendants Deemed a Low Risk of Reoffending or Missing Court, Report Says https://news.wttw.com/2026/07/30/cook-county-judges-often-detain-pretrial-defendants-deemed-low-risk-reoffending-or Cook County judges often ordered accused people to be detained while awaiting trial despite, by the court’s own assessments, being at low risk of rearrest or missing court. That’s the assertion made in a [ recent report from the Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice ][1] . The group sent more …
View Article 7:01 a.m. August 3, 2026 WBEZ Printers Row Lit Fest 2026 will return Sept. 12-13 and feature headliners Scott Turow and Geoff Bennett https://www.wbez.org/books/2026/08/03/printers-row-lit-fest-chicago-2026-lineup The 41st annual Printers Row Lit Fest announced today its lineup of more than 200 authors, journalists, poets and screenwriters who will appear during the free event, which will take place Sept. 12-13. Some Jewish authors have [ _pointed out_ ][9] that the event coincides with Rosh Hashanah, the High …
View Article 7:01 a.m. August 3, 2026 WBEZ Many women with high-risk pregnancies can’t get abortions in their home states. Illinois welcomes them. https://www.wbez.org/health-medicine/2026/08/03/many-women-with-high-risk-pregnancies-cant-get-abortions-in-their-home-states-illinois-welcomes-them As states across much of the South and Midwest banned or further restricted abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade in 2022, they fueled a wave of people with high-risk pregnancies traveling to hospitals in Chicago. The prohibitions also spurred a group of doctors, hospitals, a nonprofit …
View Article 7:01 a.m. August 3, 2026 NBC Local Thousands of Illinois residents set to receive $400 in benefits as payments begin https://www.nbcchicago.com/consumer/thousands-of-illinois-residents-set-to-receive-400-in-benefits-as-payments-begin/3969622/ SNAP recipients [ struggling with a federal change in benefit requirements ][1] may have received a temporary lifeline in Illinois. According to the Illinois [ Department of Human Services ][2] , certain SNAP clients lost their benefits on or after May 1 because they didn’t meet new federal work requirements …
View Article 7:01 a.m. August 3, 2026 Fox Chicago Lost something at Lollapalooza? Here's how to get it back http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/lollapalooza-lost-and-found #### The Brief * * Cleanup is underway after a rain-soaked Lollapalooza weekend in Grant Park. * Lost items can be claimed at the festival's lost and found at the Hilton Chicago from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday. * Twelve people were arrested and dozens more were hospitalized during …
View Article 7:01 a.m. August 3, 2026 Fox Chicago Chicago weather: Sunny start to the week before storms return Wednesday http://www.fox32chicago.com/weather/chicago-weather-sunny-start-storms-wednesday ![Chicago to enjoy warm, dry weather before midweek rain][4] ![Chicago to enjoy warm, dry weather before midweek rain][4] #### [ Chicago to enjoy warm, dry weather before midweek rain ][5] Mike Caplan has your Chicago weather update! #### The Brief * * Mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the lower …
View Article 7:01 a.m. August 3, 2026 Fox Chicago 3 Chicago police officers, toddler among 5 injured in South Side crash http://www.fox32chicago.com/news/chicago-police-officers-toddler-5-injured-south-side-crash #### The Brief * * Five people were injured in a crash involving an unmarked Chicago police vehicle Sunday night on the South Side. * Three officers suffered minor injuries while responding to a report of a person with a gun. * A 3-year-old girl and a passenger in the …
View Article 7:01 a.m. August 3, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Many women with high-risk pregnancies can’t get abortions in their home states. Illinois welcomes them. https://chicago.suntimes.com/health/2026/08/03/many-women-with-high-risk-pregnancies-cant-get-abortions-in-their-home-states-illinois-welcomes-them * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][73] * [ Facebook ][74] * [ Bluesky ][75] * [ Email ][76] * [ Reddit ][77] * [ Flipboard ][78] As states across much of the South and Midwest banned or further restricted abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court …
View Article 7:01 a.m. August 3, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times If Chicago wants more housing, it should remove barriers to building https://chicago.suntimes.com/other-views/2026/08/03/building-housing-affordable-requirements-ordinance-regulations-development-lylena-estabine * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][53] * [ Facebook ][54] * [ Bluesky ][55] * [ Email ][56] * [ Reddit ][57] * [ Flipboard ][58] Chicago is converting [ 25 ][59] Downtown office buildings to apartments this year — more such projects than the …
View Article 7:01 a.m. August 3, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Grant Park Music Festival strikes the right chords https://chicago.suntimes.com/letters-to-the-editor/2026/08/03/grant-park-music-festival-hbcu-law-schools-heat-deaths-environment-immigration-obama * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][34] * [ Facebook ][35] * [ Bluesky ][36] * [ Email ][37] * [ Reddit ][38] * [ Flipboard ][39] The recent [ Chicago Loop Alliance report ][40] on the economic benefits of arts and culture to Chicago highlights …
View Article 7:01 a.m. August 3, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Dear Abby: Husband is carrying the world on his shoulders https://chicago.suntimes.com/dear-abby/2026/08/03/dearabby-today-dear-abby-husband-is-carrying-the-world-on-his-shoulders * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][26] * [ Facebook ][27] * [ Bluesky ][28] * [ Email ][29] * [ Reddit ][30] * [ Flipboard ][31] **DEAR ABBY:** I have been with my wife for 17 years. We have three daughters. She doesn’t work, doesn’t …
View Article 7:01 a.m. August 3, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times 3-year-old girl, 3 cops among 5 hurt in Washington Park crash https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2026/08/03/3-year-old-girl-3-cops-among-5-hurt-in-washington-park-crash * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][18] * [ Facebook ][19] * [ Bluesky ][20] * [ Email ][21] * [ Reddit ][22] * [ Flipboard ][23] Chicago police on their way to a gun call collided with a car, leaving five people hurt including a …
View Article 7:01 a.m. August 3, 2026 Chicago Sun-Times Printers Row Lit Fest 2026 will return Sept. 12-13 and feature headliners Scott Turow and Geoff Bennett https://chicago.suntimes.com/books/2026/08/03/printers-row-lit-fest-chicago-2026-lineup * SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][1] * [ Facebook ][2] * [ Bluesky ][3] * [ Email ][4] * [ Reddit ][5] * [ Flipboard ][6] The 41st annual Printers Row Lit Fest announced today its lineup of more than 200 authors, journalists, poets and …
View Article 7 a.m. August 3, 2026 CBS Local 5 people, including 3 Chicago police officers and child, injured in crash on South Side https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/5-people-chicago-police-officers-injured-crash-south-side/ Three Chicago police officers, as well as a man and a child, were injured Sunday night in a crash in the South Side's Washington Park neighborhood. At 9:33 p.m., officers in an unmarked squad car were responding to a call of a person with a gun in the 100 block …
View Article 7 a.m. August 3, 2026 CBS Local Most downtown Chicago roads to reopen Monday with Lollapalooza over https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/most-downtown-chicago-roads-reopen-monday-lollapalooza-over/ Lollapalooza 2027 came to an end in Chicago's Grant Park Sunday night, as crowds emptied out and headed home. Cleanup will take time, but it started right away. Meanwhile, most roads that were closed for the festival are set to reopen Monday. On Saturday, [ the weather dampened festivities, ][46] …
View Article 7 a.m. August 3, 2026 CBS Local Chicago's own Mamdani? Behind DSA's fight to elect socialists to City Council first https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-mamdani-effect-dsa-election-socialism/ "When is Chicago getting our Mamdani?" Variations of this question have been shared online by Chicagoans ever since the democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected New York's mayor last November. "Mamdanistan." "Mamdanize." "The Mamdani Effect." It's the slang for his platform of fast, free buses, universal childcare, and a city-owned …
View Article 7 a.m. August 3, 2026 CBS Local Crash shuts down outbound Edens Expressway in Chicago's north suburbs https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/crash-shuts-down-outbound-edens-expressway-chicago-north-suburbs/ A multi-vehicle crash left two people injured and shut down the outbound Edens Expressway in Chicago's north suburbs early Monday. Illinois State Police said at 4:47 a.m., they were called to the northbound Edens near Dundee Road in Northbrook, close to the Skokie Lagoons. Two people were transported to area …
View Article 7 a.m. August 3, 2026 CBS Local Woman killed in hit-and-run on Illinois 394 in Chicago's south suburbs https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/woman-killed-hit-and-run-illinois-394-chicago-south-suburbs/ A pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Illinois Route 394 in Chicago's south suburbs overnight Sunday into Monday. At 12:01 a.m., the woman was walking on southbound Route 394, also known as the Calumet Expressway, at Joe Orr Road in Lynwood, Illinois State Police said. The woman was …
View Article 7 a.m. August 3, 2026 CBS Local Sales tax holiday coming up for Illinois families buying school supplies https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/sales-tax-holiday-illinois-families-buying-school-supplies/ It's already August, and thousands of Chicago and suburban kids who have an early start to the school year were headed back to class Monday. The Learn Charter School Network, for one, starts three weeks ahead of Chicago Public Schools to give their 4,000 students more resources in the summertime. …
View Article 7 a.m. August 3, 2026 ABC Local Murder trial to begin for woman accused in shooting of Bradley officers https://abc7chicago.com/post/murder-trial-begin-woman-accused-shooting-bradley-cops-marlene-rittmanic-tyler-bailey/19618294/ KANKAKEE, Ill. (WLS) -- Jury selection begins Monday for a woman accused of killing one Bradley police sergeant and critically wounding another. Xandria Harris is charged in the murder of Bradley Police Sergeant Marlene Rittmanic at a Bradley hotel in 2021. ### [ ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click …